Month: September 2017

Jeffrey Masich/ Associate Broker, MBA “A REALTOR® is bound by the Code of Ethics to treat all parties fairly and honestly, and to strive to preserve a higher degree of knowledge of the buying and selling process. In addition, as your REALTOR® and Agent I shoulder the responsibility to protect your best interests and guide you every step of the way throughout the selling process.”Right on target – and – re-blog! Having a REALTOR® provides real value to a Seller who wants to get the best price for their home. Selling a home at the lowest commission is not what...

Joan Cox “Buyers are looking for homes ready to move in rather than moving in, or the buyers ask for the repairs…(holes in interior doors, cracked glass… )”Right on target – and – re-blog! When a homeowner is ready to list their home, there are many items to review before the listing contract is signed and the property is entered into the MLS. There is more to this process than putting a sign into the ground! And the following is just a few topics that will discussed at the listing presentation. On the initial visit, we walk the home to...

Lee Keadle “with the amount of time and out-of-pocket cost I put into each listing, I don’t want to take on a listing that won’t sell.”Right on target – and – re-blog! When I work with a seller to determine the list price for her home, I usually give a range instead of a specific amount. It’s usually about a $10,000 range, although it can be larger in the $500K price point. Then I have a lengthy conversation with the seller to explain how I got this list price range, which homes I used as comps (and why), how an...

Debe Maxwell, CRS “Absorption rate pricing is an old but, often over-looked method used by real estate professionals to calculate the value of your home. The calculations are based upon the principles of supply and demand.”Right on target – and – re-blog! Pricing Strategies to Sell your Charlotte Home in Any Market The single most important factor in selling your home is pricing the home correctly. Many sellers feel compelled to ‘try’ at a higher price but, if you have not received an Offer after 5-7 days, chances are, you have already shot yourself in the foot – so you...

Nick & Trudy Vandekar, 610-203-4543 “But ultimately our job is to get people to look at your home who can afford it, to consider it as great value over and above any other home they have seen for sale.”Right on target – and – re-blog! So you want to talk price? When I first came to real estate I realized very quickly that people have all different ways of pricing a home and I am not even talking about the differences between agents, brokers and appraisers. There are multiple ways to price a home. Let me share a story about...